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Compiz 0.8.4 Released With New Plug-Ins, Etc

Phoronix: Compiz 0.8.4 Released With New Plug-Ins, Etc

Compiz 0.9 still isn't out yet (though it should be coming soon) with its Nomad and Compiz++ integration and Compiz Fusion dropping, but in the meantime Compiz 0.8.4 has been pushed out this afternoon. Compiz 0.8.4 brings two new plug-ins, many bug fixes, stability improvements, and various KDE4 improvements. Improved between KDE4 and Compiz is window thumbnails are now supported in Plasma window tool-tips, the KDE4 window decorator has been ported to KDE 4.3, and a new Compiz configuration back-end for KDE4...

Well, all KWin effects are sloppy and aren't smooth. On the other hand, Compiz effects are smooth and work flawlessly. I also tried running glxgears under Kwin composition, compiz composition and without composition. Without composition I get cca 1100 FPS, under compiz composition cca 1000 FPS, and cca 500 FPS under KWin composition. (Note that if I disable KMS, I get up to 1600 FPS without composition.)

On the other hand, playing video works better under Kwin effects, although it works best without any composition at all.